diff --git a/APPENDICES/A02-some-day-maybe/multi-no-match.t b/APPENDICES/A02-some-day-maybe/multi-no-match.t
index 3bef4cda8b..05fdad0bd9 100644
--- a/APPENDICES/A02-some-day-maybe/multi-no-match.t
+++ b/APPENDICES/A02-some-day-maybe/multi-no-match.t
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use Test;
 # Since there's yet no existing behaviour for some of such combinations,
 # X::Multi::NoMatch is thrown. This APPENDIX test file is for such tests.
 
-plan 9;
+plan 10;
 
 { # RT #129773
     throws-like { [].splice: 0, [] }, X::Multi::NoMatch,
@@ -36,3 +36,6 @@ dies-ok { 42.words: |<bunch of incorrect args> },
 # https://github.com/rakudo/rakudo/commit/742573724c
 dies-ok { 42.lines: |<bunch of incorrect args> },
     'no infinite loop when given wrong args to Cool.lines';
+
+throws-like { "".match: Nil }, X::Multi::NoMatch,
+    '.match with Nil matcher does not hang';
diff --git a/S05-substitution/match.t b/S05-substitution/match.t
index 3e4c0ef88d..706ee7a2e1 100644
--- a/S05-substitution/match.t
+++ b/S05-substitution/match.t
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use v6;
 
 use Test;
 
-plan 19;
+plan 18;
 
 # L<S05/Substitution/>
 
@@ -48,7 +48,4 @@ is $m[0], 'oo',             'match object indexes as an array';
         (for 1..10 { 'st' x $_ ~ 'Z' }), 'can .subst: /:i T/, "Z"';
 }
 
-throws-like { "".match: Nil }, X::Multi::NoMatch,
-    '.match with Nil matcher does not hang';
-
 # vim: ft=perl6